Acts 1:6-11 The ascension of JesusJohn 17:6-11 Jesus prays for his disciples The last time Jesus was together with his disciples, he prayed for them. It is an ending moment, but it points forward to the new beginning sybolized in the ascension. Through the eyes of the soul and in
Continue reading1 Peter 2:19-25 You have returned to the shepherdJohn 10:1-10 The gate for the sheep Jesus presents us with a “way” of life — a “way” to life, lived in fullness and wellness. This points us to practical questions: “how then shall we live?”. What does it mean to live
Continue readingActs 2:14a, 36-41 Save yourselves from this corrupt generationLuke 24:13-35 The walk to Emmaus Peter enjoins the people to save themselves from the “corrupt generation”. None of us has any trouble identifying the corruption of our generation. The challenge is to recognize the solution in the way of Christ. Where
Continue reading1 Peter 1:3-9 A new birth into a living hopeJohn 20:19-31 Receive the Holy Spirit When Jesus speaks of forgiveness, he seems to give the disciples a lot of power — the power to forgive others their sins. Forgiveness is powerful. It is also a dilema for many. Some find
Continue readingJeremiah 31:1-6 Grace in the wildernessMatthew 28:1-10 He has been raised from the dead! In his dying and rising — living beyond death — Christ goes beyond all of the limitations of this earthly life to be the one who leads the way wherever life leads. How does Christ lead
Continue readingEzekiel 37:1-14 Valley of dry bonesJohn 11:1-45 Raising of Lazarus From the valley of dry bones and the grave of Lazarus — life happens! Life actually is like this: it has power to renew itself. Therefore we are enjoined to trust the life-energy at the heart of Creation. These stories
Continue reading1 Samuel 16:1-13 Annointing of DavidJohn 9:1-41 A man born blind receives sight Imagine being the weakest and smallest, then chosen to be King. Imagine being blind from birth, then chosen to receive sight. Imagine a God who would act so unconventionally. Imagine a world with a God like that!
Continue readingGenesis 12:1-4a The call of AbramJohn 3:1-17 Nicodemus visits Jesus Jesus’ words to Nicodemus about being born again, like God’s call to Abram, represent the offer of a beginning. It is not the beginning that is long past, nor is it starting over again; but a perception of life that
Continue readingGenesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 First sin and punishmentMatthew 4:1-11 Temptation of Jesus Theologians have called it “Original Sin”, this feeling of curse or “bad karma” that seems inevitable in human nature. Matthew Fox says that before original sin came original blessing. These thoughts are the background against which to understand Jesus’
Continue readingIsaiah 49:8-16 Yet I will not forget youMatthew 6:24-34 Do not worry about your life Envision your name inscribed on the hand of God. Envision God holding you so dearly that it would never be possible to forget you. Here is a truly relational view of the Sacred. What is
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